What did you learn today?

[dbsfgyd1]

Everybody must learn something each day, or at least once per week.

Today I learned that squirrels swim. Forty-two years living in the midwestern USA, plenty of time outdoors, and I never knew that. I mean, it stands to reason once you think about it, but it never did occur to me to check up on that until today.

What did you learn today?

If i post it I'll be banned.

 

[rtslinger]

Do you ever wonder who first thought of The Boombox?​

The first boombox was created in the Netherlands in 1966. The technology quickly became popular in Europe, but it wasn’t until Japanese manufacturers began mass-producing boomboxes in the 1970s and 1980s that they took off in the United Sates. They were featured in many music videos that aired on MTV as well as in many movies throughout the ’80s. (The image of a boombox being carried over someone’s shoulder is now a cultural touchpoint.) They also played an important role in youth culture throughout the decade, especially in urban spaces. Additionally, boomboxes played a key role in the development of hip-hop culture both because of their portability and their ability to pump out heavy bass sounds, which have long been a key part of hip-hop music and related phenomena, such as breakdancing. Classic boomboxes included two large speakers on either side of a centrally located radio and a cassette player. Designed to be loud, boomboxes allowed listeners to gather together and bond over their preferred music — as well as force those around them to listen to it! Some boomboxes had advanced features like 2-way or even 3-way speakers and higher-end models often allowed for adjustments to the bass, mid, and treble. Because most boomboxes included AM and FM radio as well as a tape deck, listeners could record hits onto their own cassette tapes. This novel capability led to the birth of the mixtape, a tape of curated recordings often given to friends, romantic partners, or simply used to create unique soundtracks at parties. (Interestingly, the phenomenon was later repeated with CDs and then replicated again in the form of curated playlists as the digital age took hold.) As time went on, boomboxes were equipped with CD players; MP3 capabilities were added to some models in the 1990s. But the arrival of personal music players in the late 1980s contributed to the slow, eventual decline of boomboxes as people began to listen to their music on these smaller devices using headphones rather than through loud, bulky, and often quite heavy boomboxes. Yet the culture of the boombox has not disappeared completely — today, Bluetooth speakers are often used to share digital music among groups of friends or family members, continuing the legacy of the boombox in the digital age.​

 

[5StringBlues]

There is no curry in curry powder

 

[Jeff Scott]

TIL that there was a woman whose father ran the Teradaya Inn in Kyoto in the 1800s. Her name was Oryo.

 

[Groove Doctor]

How to achieve Sound-cooling to get -267°C for IR telescopes.

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[FilterFunk]

The people in charge of programming at the GRIT TV channel must have found every Western movie and TV show ever made. The vast majority of what they air is stuff I've never even heard of.

 

[Winslow]

The people in charge of programming at the GRIT TV channel must have found every Western movie and TV show ever made. The vast majority of what they air is stuff I've never even heard of.

You ain't kiddin', pardner...

 

[Sbassman Scratch]

You ain't kiddin', pardner...

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True GRIT?

 

[Winslow]

True GRIT?

B.C.: Before Cowboys

 

[Winslow]

The voice of America Online’s “You’ve got mail” has died at age 74

His cassette recording, made for $200 in 1989, was a sound that defined an online generation.

arstechnica.com

 

[notJaco]

The voice of America Online’s “You’ve got mail” has died at age 74

His cassette recording, made for $200 in 1989, was a sound that defined an online generation.

arstechnica.com

Don't think that I've heard that in real-time in 20+ years.

 

[Jeff Scott]

TIL in the Cleveland Architecture 1890-1920 book that I am currently reading of the Beer and Skittles Club, a drinking society for young professionals. From around the turn of the previous century.

 

[Groove Doctor]

How do you cook your steaks?
Cold sear might be the best method.

 

[bigdaddybass12]

12-29? I learned that I need to try harder to stay well! Wife brought home some crud from work. We have both been sick since 12-24

 

[Deleted member 394181]

Learned that an electric furnace can make gurgling water sounds. Fun.

 

[FilterFunk]

TIL that Eddie Murphy and Jack Nicholson auditioned for the part of the Grinch in the live-action movie from 2000 before Jim Carrey got it.

I can't see Eddie Murphy in that role, but Jack Nicholson? That could have been classic! I'm not a fan of Carrey's over-the-top, scenery-chewing performance.

 

[Jeff Scott]

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[Groove Doctor]

How to make the best fries

 

[RedVee]

How to make the best fries

Some of the other high end places - I’m told - use duck fat

 

[Groove Doctor]

Miami Vice had a LOT of famous musician and aspiring actors doing cameos …

James Brown, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Phil Collins, Eartha Kitt, Gene Simmons, Leonard Cohen, Little Richard, Glen Frey, Sheena Easton, etc.




Bruce Willis
0:06 Julia Roberts
0:14 Ted Nugent
0:23 Melanie Griffith
0:26 Jimmy Smits
0:31 Ben Stiller
0:38 Michael Madsen
0:47 Annie Golden
0:53 Leonard Cohen
0:59 Frank Zappa
1:11 Judith Malina
1:18 Phil Collins
1:33 Chris Cooper
1:38 Dennis Farina
1:47 Benicio Del Toro
2:00 Liam Neeson
2:09 Stanley Tucci
2:22 Helena Bonham Carter
2:30 Viggo Mortenson
2:39 Lou Diamond Philips
2:45 Joaquim De Almeida
2:58 John Leguizamo
3:04 Richard Jenkins
3:15 Sheena Easton
3:24 Ed O'Neill
3:31 Steve Buscemi
3:40 Michael Richards
3:54 John Turturro
4:05 Bill Paxton
4:16 Oliver Platt
4:20 Teller
4:29 John Michael Higgins
4:38 Chris Rock
4:47 Glenn Frey
4:50 Jann Hammer
4:53 Tim Cappello
4:57 Iassc Hayes
5:05 Gene Simmons
5:11 Little Richard
5:18 Barbara Streisand
5:24 James Brown
5:33 Fiona
5:40 Michael Des Barres
5:51 Harry Shearer
6:07 Pam Grier
6:21 Margaret Avery
6:31 Anita Morris
6:53 Arielle Dombasle
7:17 Miles Davis
7:42 Kyra Sedgwick
7:47 Giancarlo Esposito
7:56 Bill Russell
8:20 Frank Stallone
8:32 Eartha Kitt